Ex-Catalan MP to spurn Spain court summons in Switzerland
A former member of Catalonia’s parliament who has fled to Switzerland from Spain says she will not attend a Spanish court summons over her alleged...
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Jailed Catalan independence leaders lodge case with UN
Three Catalan independence leaders being held in pre-trial detention have complained to a UN panel that their imprisonment breaks international law, their lawyer said on...
Catalonia postpones vote for new president, sticks with Puigdemont
Catalonia on Tuesday postponed the election of a new regional president until further notice after Spain’s highest court said the sole nominee, separatist leader Carles...
Spain govt asks court to block Puigdemont bid to lead Catalonia
Spain‘s government on Friday appealed to the Constitutional Court to block former leader Carles Puigdemont’s bid to lead Catalonia again, in an escalation of tensions...
Spain acts to block Puigdemont’s election as Catalonia head
Spain’s government has taken a first step towards preventing the election of ex-Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont as head of the Spanish region, the deputy prime minister said...
Spain on alert for any bid by exiled Catalan leader to return
Spanish authorities are monitoring borders to make sure that fugitive Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont does not sneak back into Spain to take up the presidency of...
Catalan crisis rekindled as parliament proposes Puigdemont as leader
The Catalan parliament on Monday proposed Carles Puigdemont as candidate for president, dealing a blow to central government efforts to derail an independence movement that...
No reason why I can’t rule Catalonia remotely, former leader says
The sacked former leader of Catalonia said on Friday he was perfectly eligible to be re-elected as regional president and there was no reason why...
Puigdemont ‘seeks to vote by proxy for comeback bid’
Catalonia’s fugitive separatists on Thursday sought to get around a Spanish government ban on voting via webcast in a regional leadership election by seeking to...
Catalan parliament meets as uncertainty continues
Catalonia’s parliament met on Wednesday in a first step towards forming a new government dominated by the question of whether sacked former leader Carles Puigdemont...
